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General Guide Using the 10-key Pad ( Use the number buttons and the [–] and [+] buttons to change the settings of the parameters that appear in the upper left area of the display. Setting S t . G r P n o Number Buttons Use the number buttons to enter numbers and values.

Getting Ready to Play Preparing the Music Stand Connecting a Pedal Unit Connect an optional pedal unit. SUSTAIN/ASSIGNABLE JACK Power Supply Use only the AC adaptor that is specified for use with this Digital Piano. Specified AC Adaptor: AD-12 Using the AC Adaptor DC 12V terminal •...

Playing the Digital Piano Turning on Power and Playing Press This turns on power. Try playing something on the keyboard. Use to adjust volume. Decrease • Turning off the piano causes most current settings to be cleared. The piano will revert to initial settings the next time you turn it on.

Changing Keyboard Response to Touch Pressure (Touch Response) Touch Response alters tone volume in accordance with keyboard pressure (speed). This provides you some of the same expressivity you get on an acoustic piano. Keyboard Instrument Sound Intensity ■ Sound intensity depends on the speed that keys are pressed.

Playing the Digital Piano Using the Metronome The metronome lets you play and practice along with a steady beat to help keep you on tempo. Start/Stop Press This starts the metronome. This pattern changes with each beat. Press again to stop the metronome. Changing the Beats Per Measure You can configure the metronome to use a bell sound for the first beat of each measure of the song you are playing.

Controlling the Keyboard Sounds Select from a variety of musical instrument sounds Your Digital Piano lets you select tones for a wide variety of musical instrument sounds, including violin, flute, orchestra, and more. Even the same song sound takes on a different feel by changing the instrument type.

Controlling the Keyboard Sounds Layering Two Tones You can use the following procedure to layer two different tones (such as piano and strings) so they sound simultaneously when you press a keyboard key. Select the first tone you want to use. Press and then use (10-key) to select the tone you...

Pressing again to unsplit the keyboard (so it plays only the tone you selected in step 1). • Each press of toggles between split (two tones) and unsplit (one tone). Disappears • If you turn on both layer and split, layering will be applied to the right side range of the keyboard only.

Controlling the Keyboard Sounds Using a Pedal A pedal can be used to change notes in various ways while playing. Selecting the Pedal Effect Press and then use the and [6] (i) keys to display “OTHER” (page E-6). Flashes O T H E R Press (10-key) [7] (ENTER) key.

Octave Shift Octave Shift lets you raise or lower the pitch of the keyboard notes in octave units. • The octave shift setting range is –2 to +2 octaves. • When using Split (page E-12), you can individually set the left and right keyboard ranges to the pitches you want.

Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital Piano You can sample a sound from a microphone, a portable audio player, or other device, and then play the sound on the Digital Piano’s keyboard. For example, you could sample the bark of your dog and then use the sound in a melody.

Sampling and Playing a Melody Sound (Melody Sampling) Use the procedures in this section to sample a sound and play it as the melody part on the Digital Piano. • Up to five sampled sounds can be stored in Digital Piano memory as tone numbers 671 through 675.

Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital Piano ■ How sampled sounds are played Pressing Middle C (C4) will play back the original sound. The keys to the left and right of C4 play the sound at different pitches. Looping a Sampled Sound You can use the following procedure to loop a sampled sound so it continues to repeat, as you play on the Digital Piano.

Applying Effects to a Sampled Sound You can apply various effects to sampled sounds. Press and then use (10-key) to enter the tone number (671 to 675) to which you want to apply effects. Press to cycle thorough the available effects, described below.

Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital Piano Press the keyboard key to which you want to assign the drum sound you are about to sample. This enters sampling standby. The allowable sampling time (in seconds) will appear on the display momentarily and then the display will change to the following.

Editing Sampled Drum Set Sounds You can use the procedures in this section to copy the drum sound assigned to one keyboard key to another key, to change the pitch of a sound, and to delete a sampled sound. Press and then use (10-key) to enter the tone number (676, 677, or 678) for the drum set...

Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital Piano Other Sampling Functions Changing to a Manual Sampling Start Normally when the Digital Piano is in sampling standby, it will start sampling automatically whenever it detects sound input. You can use the following procedure to enable manual sampling start, which will cause sampling to wait until you press a button to start it.

Deleting a Sampled Sound You can use the following procedure to specify a sampled tone number and delete its data. Press and then use the and [6] (i) keys to display “DELETE” (page E-6). Flashes D E L E T E Press the (10-key) [7] (ENTER) key.

Playing Built-in Songs bk bk bl bl bm bm bn bn bo bo bp bp With this Digital Piano, built-in tune data is referred to as “songs”. You can listen to the built-in songs for your own enjoyment, or you can play along with them for practice. •...

Playing Back a Particular Song Use the procedure below to play back one of the built-in songs. You can play along on the keyboard with song playback. Start/Stop Press Song number Tune name T w i n k l e (10-key) to enter the number of the song you want.

Playing Built-in Songs Repeating Playback of Specific Measures You can use the procedure in this section to repeat particular measures for practice playing along until you master it. You can specify the start measure and the end measure of the section you want to play and practice.

Turning Off the Part of One Hand for Practice (Part Select) You can turn off the right hand part or the left hand part of a song during playback and practice playing along with the remaining part. Press to select the part you want to turn off. Each press of cycles through the settings shown below.

Using Built-in Songs to Master Keyboard Play bk bk To master a song, it is best to break it up into shorter parts (phrases), master the phrases, and then put everything together. Your Digital Piano comes with a Step Up Lesson feature that helps you to do just that.

Messages that Appear during Lessons The following are the messages that appear on the display during Step Lessons. Message Description <Phrase> Appears when you select a phrase, when a lesson starts, etc. • Note that certain phrases will cause “Wait” to appear instead of “Phrase”.

Using Built-in Songs to Master Keyboard Play Lessons 1, 2, and 3 Now it is time to start the lessons. First, select the song and part you want to practice. Lesson 1: Listen to the song. First, listen to the example a few times to familiarize yourself with what it sounds like.

Lesson 3: Remember what you learned as you play. Though song playback stands by waiting for you to press the correct keys as in Lesson 2, the Digital Piano does not provide any guidance about what note you need to play next. Remember everything you have learned up to Lesson 2 as you play.

Using Built-in Songs to Master Keyboard Play Turning Off Note Guide Use the following procedure to turn off note guide, which sounds the note to be played next in Lesson 2 and Lesson 3. Press and then use the and [6] (i) keys to display “LESSON” (page E-6).

Using Auto Step Up Lesson With Auto Step Up Lesson, the Digital Piano advances through each lesson automatically. Select the song and part you want to practice (page E-25). Press Listen to the first phrase in Lesson 1. • In Lesson 1, the sample phrase is played only once before advancing to Lesson 2.

Music Challenge Keyboard Game Music Challenge is a game that measures your reaction speed as you press keys in response to on-screen keyboard indicators and fingering guide indications. Press Press This causes a key on the on-screen keyboard to start to flash, and starts the Music Challenge song.

Using Auto Accompaniment bk bk bl bl bm bm bn bn bo bo bp bp With Auto Accompaniment, simply select an accompaniment pattern. Each time you play a chord with your left hand the appropriate accompaniment will play automatically. It’s like having a personal backup group along with you wherever you •...

You can select from among the following five chord input modes. • FINGERED 1 • FINGERED 2 • FINGERED 3 • CASIO CHORD • FULL RANGE CHORD Hold down selection screen appears on the display. Use the chord input mode you want.

Unlike FINGERED 1, allows input of fraction chords with the lowest keyboard note as the bass note. ■ CASIO CHORD With CASIO CHORD, you can use simplified fingerings to play the four types of chords described below. Accompaniment keyboard Using Auto Accompaniment...

Using Auto Accompaniment Using Auto Accompaniment Effectively Auto Accompaniment Pattern Variations Use the following procedures to play intro and ending patterns, to play fill-in patterns, and to play variations of basic Auto Accompaniment patterns. ■ Auto Accompaniment Variation Each Auto Accompaniment pattern has a basic “normal pattern”...

■ Using Synchro Start Use the following procedure to configure the Digital Piano to start Auto Accompaniment play as soon as you press a keyboard key. Press This enters accompaniment start standby. Flashes Play a chord on the keyboard. This will start full part accompaniment (normal). Any of the following operations can be performed while in synchro standby to start a non-normal pattern.

Using Auto Accompaniment Using Auto Harmonize Auto Harmonize automatically adds harmony to notes you play with your right hand, which adds rich depth to the melody of your performances. You can select from among 12 types of Auto Harmonize to suit the type of music you are playing. •...

To save a setup to registration memory Press Lights Bank number Configure the tone, rhythm, and other settings you can to include in the setup. Press to select the bank you want. Each press of cycles through the bank numbers. Bank 4 •...

Recording Your Keyboard Play The recorder feature lets you record your keyboard play. Recording and Playing Back Keyboard Play Use the following procedure to record everything you play on the keyboard. Press Press Lights Press again. This will enter record stnadby. Flashes Flashes E-46...

Press twice to exit the recorder mode. Disappears • The flashing on the screen shown in step 3 becomes faster when remaining recorder memory capacity becomes less than 100 notes. • Total recorder memory capacity is approximately 12,000 notes. Recording will stop automatically when there is no more unused recorder memory remaining.

Recording Your Keyboard Play Press a button from number of the next track to which you want to record. This will enter record standby for the track you selected. Example: Track 2 Flashes Flashes • If you want to use a different tone than the one you used in Track 1, press and then use input the tone number.

Recording while Playing Along with a Built-in Song This section explains how to play along and record along with one of the keyboard’s built-in songs. ● The following operations and settings also are recorded along with your keyboard play. Tone number, song number, pedal operation, tempo, reverb, chorus, layer/split settings, pitch bend wheel operation •...

Recording Your Keyboard Play Saving Recorded Data on an External Device You can save data you record with the piano onto an SD memory card or on your computer’s hard disk. In the case of an SD memory card, you can save recorded song data as a standard MIDI file (SMF 0 format).

Other Useful Digital Piano Functions Changing the Scale of the Keyboard You can use the procedure in this section to change the scale (tuning system) of the keyboard from the standard equal temperament to another scale that is more suitable for playing Indian music, Arabic music, ancient classics, etc.

Other Useful Digital Piano Functions ■ Quarter Tone Press the key whose note you want to change, and then press the (10-key) [–] key to reduce the tuning value by –50 cents. You can return to the original tuning by pressing [+]. After you are finished, press scale to the keyboard.

Saving User Scales You can store up to four “user scales” configured by you in memory for later recall when you need them. ■ To save a user scale Press Press While holding down , press a button from to select an area. ■...

Other Useful Digital Piano Functions Using the Arpeggiator The Arpeggiator makes it possible to play an arpeggio pattern automatically. There are 90 different arpeggio patterns from which to choose in order to match the music you are playing. • The Arpeggiator is controlled using the same button Auto Harmonize (page E-40).

Deleting User Song Data You can use the following procedure to delete user song data stored as song numbers 153 through 162. Press and then use the and [6] (i) keys to display “DELETE” (page E-6). Flashes D E L E T E Used memory (Unit: Kbytes) Remaining memory capacity Press the...

Using a Memory Card Your Digital Piano’s SD memory card slot makes it possible for you to store record memory and other data on a commercially available SD memory card. ● Supported SD Memory Cards Your Digital Piano supports the use of memory cards up to 2 GB.

Inserting and Removing an SD Memory Card • Note that the SD memory card must be oriented correctly when you insert it into the SD memory card slot. Trying to force the memory card into the slot can damage the card and the slot. With the top of the SD memory card facing upwards (so you can see it), carefully insert the card into the piano’s SD memory card slot (...

Using a Memory Card Saving Digital Piano Data to an SD Memory Card Use the following procedure to save Digital Piano data to an SD memory card. On the Digital Piano, select the data you want to save as described below. To save this type of data Sampled sound...

• You can input the following characters in a file name. • The Digital Piano displays the “~” character as “3”. ■ SD Memory Card Data (File) Storage Locations The above procedure stores Digital Piano data in a folder named “MUSICDAT” on the SD memory card. •...

Using a Memory Card Press the (10-key) [7] (ENTER) key. Flashes * * * * * * * * • Pressing [9] (EXIT) will return to the screen that was displayed before you pressed [7] (ENTER). Use the (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select the data (file) you want to load.

Press the (10-key) [7] (ENTER) key. Flashes * * * * * * * * • Pressing [9] (EXIT) will return to the screen that was displayed before you pressed [7] (ENTER). Use the (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select the number of the data (file) you want to delete.

Connecting External Devices Connecting a Computer You can connect the Digital Piano to a computer and exchange MIDI data between them. You can send play data from the Digital Piano to music software running on your computer, or you can send MIDI data from your computer to the Digital Piano for playback.

Configure the music software settings to select one of the following as the MIDI device. CASIO USB-MIDI : (For Windows Vista, Mac OS X) USB Audio Device : (For Windows XP) • For information about how to select the MIDI device, see the user documentation that comes with the music software you are using.

Connecting External Devices ■ Turning Off the Navigate Channel Sound and Playing the Part on the Keyboard You can turn off the sound on one or both of the navigate channels and play the cancelled part on the keyboard yourself. Press to select the channel setting you want to turn off.

You also can load standard MIDI file (SMF) data, and Auto Accompaniment data you download from the CASIO website to the piano, which greatly expands the Song Bank songs and Auto Accompaniment patterns available to you.

Connecting External Devices Connecting to Audio Equipment This Digital Piano can be connected to commercially available stereo, amplifier, or recording equipment, to a portable audio player or other equipment. Outputting Keyboard Notes to Audio Equipment Connection requires commercially available connecting cords, supplied by you.

Reference Troubleshooting Symptom Included Accessories I can’t find something that should be here. Power Requirements Power will not turned on. Display On-screen keyboard keys or notes remain on the display. Screen contents are visible only from straight ahead. This is dues to production limitations. It does not indicate malfunction. Sound Nothing happens when I press any keyboard key.

Reference Symptom In certain keyboard ranges, the volume and tone quality sound are slightly different from those in other keyboard ranges. With some tones, octaves do not change at the far ends of the keyboard. The pitch of the notes does not match other accompanying instruments or sounds strange when played long with other instruments.

Reference Inputs/Outputs USB port Sustain/Assignable jack Phones/Output jack Audio In jack Mic In jack Power Jack Power Supply AC Adaptor Speakers Output Power Consumption Dimensions Weight • Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. * This data is stored in a shared memory area with a total capacity of approximately 320Kbytes (1Kbyte = 1,024bytes). Operating Precautions Be sure to read and observe the following operating precautions.

Error Messages Display Message Err CardFull There is not enough room available on the SD memory card. Err Card R/W The SD memory card is damaged. Err Convert There is not enough unused memory available to save recorded song data to an SD memory card as an SMF 0 format file.

Reference Song List SONG BANK WORLD TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR LIGHTLY ROW LONG LONG AGO ON TOP OF OLD SMOKEY SAKURA SAKURA WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN AMAZING GRACE AULD LANG SYNE COME BIRDS DID YOU EVER SEE A LASSIE? MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT ASHORE DANNY BOY MY BONNIE...